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Isaiah 55:12
12You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands!
Context of Isaiah 55:12
10As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. 13Instead of the thornbush will grow the juniper, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the Lord’s renown, for an everlasting sign, that will endure forever.”
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כִּֽי־בְשִׂמְחָ֣ה תֵצֵ֔אוּ וּבְשָׁל֖וֹם תּֽוּבָל֑וּן הֶהָרִ֣ים וְהַגְּבָע֗וֹת יִפְצְח֤וּ לִפְנֵיכֶם֙ רִנָּ֔ה וְכָל־עֲצֵ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה יִמְחֲאוּ־כָֽף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- For ye shall go outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- with joyשִׂמְחָהώimchâh · joyH8057
- and be led forthיָבַלyâbal · to conductH2986
- with peaceשָׁלוֹםshâlôm shâlôm · peaceH7965
- the mountainsהַרhar · mountain: mountH2022
- and the hillsגִּבְעָהgib‛âh · hillH1389
- shall break forthפָּצַחpâtsach · to break outH6476
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- you into singingרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
- and all the treesעֵץ‛êts · treeH6086
- of the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- shall clapמָחָאmâchâ' · to clapH4222
- handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
Cross-references for Isaiah 55:12
- Isaiah 35:10and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
- Isaiah 48:20Leave Babylon, flee from the Babylonians! Announce this with shouts of joy and proclaim it. Send it out to the ends of the earth; say, “The Lord has redeemed his servant Jacob.”
- Isaiah 49:9to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.
- Isaiah 51:11Those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- Psalms 105:43He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy;
- Jeremiah 30:19From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained.
- Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord— the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more.
- Jeremiah 33:6“ ‘Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security.
- Zechariah 2:7“Come, Zion! Escape, you who live in Daughter Babylon!”
- Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Romans 15:13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
- Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,
- Isaiah 14:8Even the junipers and the cedars of Lebanon gloat over you and say, “Now that you have been laid low, no one comes to cut us down.”
- Isaiah 35:1The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus,
Commentaries on Isaiah 55:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The mountains and the hills - These are highly poetical images to express a happy state attended with joy and exultation. Ipsi laetitia voces ad sidera jactant Intonsi montes: ipsae jam carmina rupes, Ipsa sonant arbusta. Virg. Ecl. 5:61. "The mountain tops unshorn, the rocks rejoice; The lowly shrubs partake of human voice." Dryden.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 Here is a gracious offer of pardon, and peace, and of all happiness. It shall not be in vain to seek God, now his word is calling to us, and his Spirit is striving with us. But there is a day coming when he will not be found. There may come such a time in this life; it is certain that at death and judgment the door will be shut. There must be not only a change of the way, but a change of the mind. We must alter our judgments about persons and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12Joy is found in being redeemed from bondage. Godly people experience an inner peace not known to the wicked (Isaiah 48:22). mountains and hills … trees of the field: Creation participates in the freedom of the children of God (Isaiah 44:23; 49:11, 13; see Romans 8:19–23).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. go out--from the various countries in which ye (the Jews) are scattered, to your own land (Eze 11:17). led--by Messiah, your "Leader" (Is 55:4; Is 52:12; Mi 2:12, 13). mountains ... trees, &c.--images justly used to express the seeming sympathy of nature with the joy of God's people. For, when sin is removed, the natural world shall be delivered from "vanity," and be renewed, so as to be in unison with the regenerated moral world (Is 44:23; Psa 98:8…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 55
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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